Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1887-09-02
U..1RREN.S NOTES.


Ike Orcu,t and Bob Devine are
working Oh Thomas creek and are
doing well this summer.
The mining season is very good here
this summer and the white men have
much more money than usual. There
are fewer Cinnamon than formerly.
Geo. Brown and Lem.i are operatiup
the Tail Holt claim on The south fork
this summer and are doing as well as
ever. Their hydraulic bridge across the
stream stood up nobly agoinst the high
water.
Chs. Bemis has rebuilt his dwelling
destroyed by fire last May. The heat
was intense enough to fuse silver coins
and melt gold watches and chains
beyond reognition. The total loss was
about 50 600.
Messrs. Bohndel, Behrens and G. F.
Brown are obening up some new hill
claims on Secesh creek at the mouth of
Grouse creek. A. Rhodes is also
opening new ground at the foot of the
middle meadow on Secesh.
The citizens of Warrens with their usual
public spirit subscribed $50 towards the
establishment ofthe school now running
an charge of Miss Nj. G. Benedict. The
young lady is giving great satisfaction
and will probably conduct the school
next season.
The snow tunnels built ON the main
street of Warrans last winter caved in
April p, and the snow was then seven
feet deep on a level, but it melted so
fast that by May the streets were bare.
1he snow was packed nine feet deep in
town toward. the latter end of the
winter.
Oh. Clifford an old time tillirum of
the EDITORS in eastern Oregon. has
lately returned to Warrens after three
or four years travel among the Occur
d'Alens and Yankee Fork countries.
lie says Warrens only needs capital to
make better camp than any he has
seen in all his travels.
The water in Warrens creek was yerv
high; besides deayng mining operations
It carried away DR.. Ford's stable. The
Wiley bridge across the mouth
of Elk creek on the Alton trail also
went, and travel now crosses the stream
at the old Solon Hall bridge above the
Bob-tail johnson place.
Bailey Chamberlain had his horse fall
on him while running a steer down on
the meadows Monday morning bruising
some Of the muscles of the right leg and |
shoulders. lie still walks with a stick
but his friends are not apprehensiye
about him. George Sears still limps
from the result of his twisted ancle last
fall.
The Chinese in camp had a grand
festival last Sunday, the occasion being
the feeding OF the dead. Several hogs |
and chickens were barbecued and taken
!" HE huryihg ground and were then |
hr'u-h' hark and made a repaet for the |
~ hg. The streets were full of drunken |
\i'''iamen who cl.d all the same Mel
aran man on fourth of July. About ten |
O'Clock at night they burned whole lot
of joss sticks and oiored paper and |
spilled lots ofindifereut whiskpy on the |
ground as an oba,ion to the evil spir-
its, the heatllens meanwhile prostra-
ting them>eives and genufecting like
an East Indian dancing dervish ou fit.
DR.. Merrill, capitalist who owned "A
store al Pierce city in the early days
has bonded the "Cleveland" and
"Anrhor" mines in Alton district for
500 900 and has force OF men develop.
ing the GLAZING, and if the work shows
good results the sale will be effected
September 1st. The DR.. has been in to
visit the property this summer,
and ss expected in few days to
complete the transfer. He said while
here that if he bought the mines he
would expend another 100000 in
building wagon road to Little Salmon
meadows and an equal amount in deve
oping the property before he expects to
realize a cent from his investments.
1t is reported that in the event of the
bond Ealing through Senator Jones of
Nevada stands ready to take the mines
at the same fgure-spot cash-withou,
any bonding or other funny business.
George Kiebold's new ledge, the
AHawkeye," situated one mile north of
town, promises to be bonanza when